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Footedness exploited as a function of postural task asymmetry.

Zheng Wang1, Karl M Newell

  • 1Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 23 REC Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA. zxw117@psu.edu

Laterality
|July 4, 2012
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Footedness effects on balance and movement depend on task difficulty. Simple stances show little foot preference, while complex tasks reveal significant foot dominance, similar to hand specialization.

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Area of Science:

  • Human Movement Science
  • Biomechanics
  • Motor Control

Background:

  • Footedness, analogous to handedness, influences motor control.
  • Understanding footedness functional roles is crucial for human movement studies.
  • Task asymmetry is hypothesized to modulate footedness effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the functional aspects of footedness across varying task asymmetries.
  • To determine if footedness effects are context-specific in upright postures.
  • To compare footedness roles with established hand dominance in motor tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed tasks with increasing asymmetry: side-by-side stance, single-leg stance, and single-leg circular tracing.
  • Center of pressure (CoP) motion (orientation and variability) was analyzed.

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  • Footedness effects were assessed across different postural and dynamic tasks.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant footedness effect was observed in bilateral quiet stance.
    • Single-leg stance showed partial footedness effects related to stabilization and mobilization.
    • The single-leg circular tracing task demonstrated a stronger foot preference effect, particularly on CoP spatial orientation.

    Conclusions:

    • The functional impact of footedness is task-dependent and modulated by asymmetry.
    • Footedness plays a more pronounced role in complex tasks requiring fine motor control and spatial orientation.
    • Findings parallel the dominant/non-dominant hand roles in upper-limb function, suggesting conserved principles in sensorimotor control.